4:00 pm: Driver picks you up at the train station in Florence
Late Afternoon: Piazzale Michelangelo overlooking city of Florence
Evening: Arrive and Dinner
Breakfast: Enjoy a classic Italian breakfast we prepared under the loggia.
Morning Session:
Primo: Prepare pasta from scratch, served with porcini mushrooms.
Secondo: Prepare pork roast and potatoes.
Contorno: Prepare Zia Gaby’s delicious fagioli.
Dolce: Prepare Nonna’s crostata alla marmellata for dessert.
Lunch: Enjoy the delicious meal we prepared
Early Afternoon: Free time (optional excursion)
Late Afternoon Session:
Primo: Prepare classic Tuscan Wild Boar for the following day.
Evening: Leave for the Festa Rinascimentale (Medieval Festival) in Scarperia.
Morning Session:
Primo: Prepare homemade pasta all’uovo (Fresh Egg Dough) & potato filling for Tortelli di Patate, a speciality of the Mugello.
Secondo: Prepare sausage grilled on the Pizza e Cucina wood-fired oven.
Contorno: Prepare Insalata di Pomodori (Fresh Tomato Salad) with fresh basil picked from the garden.
Dolce: Enjoy Vin Santo with Cantuccini di Prato and fresh seasonal fruit.
Lunch: Enjoy the delicious meal we prepared
Early Afternooon: Free time (optional excursion)
Late Afternoon Session:
Primo: Prepare risotto allo Zafferano (Saffron Risotto).
Secondo: Prepare Pollo alla Birra (Beer Chicken).
Contorno: Prepare piselli alla Fiorentina (Florentine Peas).
Dolce: Prepare pears cooked in wine served with gelato.
Evening: Dinner enjoying the delicious meal we prepared.
Monday 9/2:
Breakfast: Enjoy a classic Italian breakfast we prepared under the loggia
Morning Session:
Pizza Dough: Make pizza dough for dinner.
Late Morning Session: Leave for Florence to go to the Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio (Outdoor market in Florence where Florentines purchase seasonal ingredients). to gather fresh ingredients for pizza toppings.
Lunch at Trattoria for a true, local Florentine experience.
Early Afternoon: a quick guided tour of Florence with Lorenzo.
Late Afternoon Session:
Pizza: Begin preparing toppings and light oven. Make dough balls.
Antipasto: Assorted Crostini.
Dolce: Torta della Nonna.
Evening: Farewell pizza night.
Breakfast: Enjoy a classic Italian breakfast we prepared under the loggia.
10:00 am: Farewell and departure. Airport shuttle provide.
